The two APIs that are available to Flash Lite developers (the rest apply to Web Runtime widgets) are:
File Upload: This function allows for the upload of a file to a web server using a multipart/form-data POST request.
New File Service: This function allows Flash Lite applications to embed native applications in order to capture images, videos, and audio.
You’re probably thinking, “Isn’t this what KuneriLite has been doing all this time?”, and the answer would be – basically yes. I’m hoping to get some more info around this solution and post some more feedback shortly, but from looking at it right now and not having tested it out yet, I’d say it’s not a bad way to go for ActionScript guys who don’t want to get into using plug-ins, etc. That being said, I don’t know the road-map for how many more features APIBridge might include in the future. Starting with these two, they have a fair way to go before they match the features that Kuneri offer. But going on what they’ve done with Platform Services (and this is basically following in a very similar model to that solution), Nokia will be following this initial launch up with more features in the future.
Posted 17 Nov 2009 — by Dale Category Adobe, Training
A new video has been added to the Developing with Flash Lite Series – “Get to know Flash Lite for the Digital Home”.
Flash Lite for the Digital Home is the jumping point for application developers to move their existing skills and experience onto an entirely new screen – the TV! In this episode we outline the fundamentals of understanding Flash for TV, and some of the things developers will need to consider.
Posted 16 Nov 2009 — by Dale Category Adobe, Mobile
It was recently mentioned by Mark that Adobe is ending the Flash Lite Distributable Player solution. This includes the distributable runtime, Adobe Version Checker (for detecting versions of Flash on devices) and the Adobe Mobile Packager tool. As you can imagine there’s been some ripples through the Flash mobile community about this, and while many say they saw this coming, I’m not sure as many would say that it looks like a positive move. But what does it really mean? Read More
The original Chumby was the first Flash Lite 3 enabled device (of any kind) on the market, but was always difficult to pitch in terms of what it was exactly. People found it hard to work out if it was an alarm clock? a squishy toy? a game device?
Well, with the launch of the new “Chumby One“, the company seems to have taken all of that on board. From the looks of the new unit, and the marketing material released so far, it’s very much been revamped into something that people might understand a bit better, even if it doesn’t look quite as cool as the original.
The new Chumby One looks far more like a bed-side clock radio – in fact, they say right up front that “it’s an internet alarm clock”. Being pitched as a device that people understand, with the “additional” feature of being WiFi connected, means that people will have a starting context for what to expect from the device. The “Chumby” features are secondary and compliment the key features and add value, rather than distract and confuse the consumer.
I think they guys have made a positive step with the release of this new version of the Chumby. Hopefully this will mean a better return on the investment already made in the platform, and have a flow on effect for sales of the original, and more “radical”, Chumby device.
There’s been a rapid increase in the netbook market over the past 12 months that has been hard to miss. Ultra-portable laptops that carry relatively large capabilities in a smaller package – perfect for travelling, remote or mobile business, kids, etc. All the major players have gotten into the space and made it very crowded, very quickly. Then you have new players like Nokia with their 3G Booklet, who are coming from a mobility-focus and bringing some innovation while staying fairly much in the mainstream (HDMI, 3G … but running Windows 7).
Then you have start-ups like the Boston-based “litl“. litl have gone about to redfine the “netbook” into an “web-book”; stripping away much of the normal “computer”astheics and features though, and bringing web-based content closer to the user (something that reminds me of the One Laptop Per Child program). The device stores all of its data in the cloud, and has multiple viewing modes that improve the experience depending on what kind of content you are browsing. Read More
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